Edit or delete a journal entry on iPhone

In the Journal app on iPhone, you can edit your entries, modify the entry date, delete or recover entries, and more.

Edit a journal entry

  1. Go to the Journal app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. Choose a journal or tap All Entries.

  3. Swipe left on an entry, then tap 👁 the Edit button
    .

Add the same entry to multiple journals

  1. Go to the Journal app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. Choose a journal or tap All Entries.

  3. Tap 👁 the More button
    below the entry, then tap Choose Journals.

Remove or add a title

  1. Go to the Journal app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. While composing an entry, tap 👁 the More button
    ,
    then tap Remove Title or Add Title.

Edit the entry date

  1. Go to the Journal app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. While composing an entry, swipe down to show the entry date, then tap the date to edit it.

Delete journal entries

  1. Go to the Journal app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. Choose a journal or tap All Entries.

  3. Swipe left on an entry, then tap 👁 the Delete button
    .

    Deleted entries are saved for 30 days.

  4. To delete multiple entries, tap 👁 the More button
    at the top of the screen, tap Select Entries, select the entries you want to delete, then tap 👁 the Delete button
    .

Recover journal entries

You can recover deleted entries for up to 30 days.

  1. Go to the Journal app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. Tap Recently Deleted. You may need to tap 👁 the Return to Journals button
    first.

  3. Tap 👁 the More button
    below the entry, then tap Recover.

  4. To recover multiple entries, tap Select, tap the entries you want to recover, then tap 👁 the Recover button
    .

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